FY 2009 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence I/Challenge America Fast-Track Grants/Creativity & Aging/Literature Fellowships (Poetry)

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

NEW YORK

13 Playwrights, Inc. (aka 13P)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of Monstrosity, a new play by Lucy Thurber. The production will be directed by Thurber's longtime collaborator Peter DuBois, an associate producer at New York's Public Theater.

Aaron Davis Hall, Inc. (aka Harlem Stage)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support commissioning, long-term residencies, and presentation of the WaterWorks and Harlem Stride series at Harlem Stage. Commissioned artists will create and perform new works, and other artists will participate in residencies that will advance the development of new works scheduled for production the following season.

Academy of American Poets, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of American Poet magazine. The Academy also will expand its online publishing initiative, poets.org, which serves nearly one million visitors each month.

African Film Festival
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 16th New York African Film Festival and the 12th edition of the African Film Festival Traveling Series, which will tour to 13 or more American cities. The program will present current films by African filmmakers and screen classic work from the last 40 years.

Alarm Will Sound, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support performances of 1969, a concert focusing on the culture of the 1960s in the United States. Scheduled to take place at venues around the country, the concert will involve narration and video images interspersed with performances of works by composers Louis Andriessen, Leonard Bernstein, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and Karlheinz Stockhausen,

Albany Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Albany, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the American Music Festival, The River - Part II, marking the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's journey up the Hudson River. Through numerous commissions and performances the month-long festival will examine the evolution of New York State as well as the idea of "voyages of discovery."

Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. (on behalf of River to River Festival)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the River to River Festival. Free outdoor activities in Lower Manhattan will include music performances and film screenings.

Alliance of New York State Arts Councils, Inc. (aka Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations)
Mattituck, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Leaders Online, a series of leadership training webinars for arts leaders in New York state. Leaders Online is designed to enhance leadership skills, communication, networking, and collaboration among generations of arts leaders.

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$95,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a United States tour of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as part of the company's 50th anniversary. The company will offer performances and outreach activities in communities across the United States.

Amas Musical Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a mainstage production of Wanda's World, a new "tween" musical with book by Eric H. Weinberger and music and lyrics by Beth Falcone. The production is targeted to children between the ages of 10 and 13 and will be directed and choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett.

American Composers Orchestra, Inc. (aka ACO)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Emerging Composers Laboratory initiative. Featured will be New Music Readings, a commission, and Orchestra Underground and Playing It UNsafe Concerts.

American Documentary, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the digitization of filmmaker interviews that have accompanied the works broadcast on the television series P.O.V. Since the series began in 1988, P.O.V. has featured companion interviews with the artists whose films are a part of the series.

American Guild of Organists (aka AGO)
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the creation and presentation of new works for organ. Premiere performances of nine new compositions will take place during the 50th biennial national convention in Washington, DC, and will be recorded for radio broadcast on American Public Media's Pipedreams.

American Music Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support online services for new American music. Services will include www.NewMusicBox.org, a monthly Web magazine about artists and issues in the new music community; the American Music Center Online Library, a searchable, encyclopedic database of contemporary American composers; and Counterstream Radio, an online radio station.

American Opera Projects, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the commissioning and development of Heart of Darkness by composer Tarik O'Regan and librettist Tom Phillips. Based on the 1902 novella by Joseph Conrad, the work will be transformed into a one-act opera for 8 singers and 13 instrumentalists.

American Symphony Orchestra League (aka League of American Orchestras) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Data Accessibility Project. In partnership with the Concerto Soloists in Philadelphia, a new financial and operating data collection, analysis, and online user interface will be developed for member orchestras.

American Symphony Orchestra League (aka League of American Orchestras)
New York, NY
$150,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support services designed to strengthen orchestras through learning and leadership development, research, and communications within the orchestra field. The project will assist nearly 1,000 member orchestras of every size and type in all 50 states.

American Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the presentation of U.S. premieres, rarely performed works by established composers, and related educational activities. Plans include performances of works by composers Paul Ben-Haim, George Whitefield Chadwick, Paul Dessau, Hanns Eisler, Siegfried Matthus, Odeon Partos Mordecai Seter, Erich-Walter Sternberg, William Grant Still, Josef Tal, Edgard Varese, Rudolf Wagner-Regeny, and Udo Zimmermann.

American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support Tap City, an annual summer tap festival. The festival offers training, education, special events, and performances, and will feature Women in Tap, performances by four generations of accomplished female dance artists.

Americas Society, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Hispanic Immigration and Integration Cultural Series. Multiple generations of Hispanic musicians and writers will be featured in music concerts, lectures, panel discussions, and poetry and fiction readings.

Anthology Film Archives
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support several curated film series. Anthology Film Archives regularly presents classic and contemporary independent, experimental, international, and art house cinema with more than 900 programs per year.

Archipelago Books, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of works of fiction in translation. Proposed works will be translated into English from Turkish, Dutch, German, Croatian, Icelandic, Polish, French, and Russian.

Arm-of-the-Sea Productions (aka Arm-of-the-Sea Theater)
Malden on Hudson, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a tour of Mutual Strangers: Henry Hudson and the River That Discovered Him. The play will be based on the events surrounding Henry Hudson's 1609 river voyage, with accompanying educational and outreach activities.

Armitage Foundation Ltd.
New York City, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the restoration of early works and the creation of a new work by choreographer Karole Armitage. The works will be performed by Armitage Gone! Dance at The Kitchen in New York City.

Art in General, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the New Commissions Program. Up to seven artists will receive logistical, administrative, and conceptual support to develop their work, an honorarium, a venue for exhibition, and a publication. 

Art Sweats, Inc. (aka David Dorfman Dance)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation of a new work by Artistic Director and choreographer David Dorfman. The project will be in collaboration with dramaturg David Kyuman Kim, director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity.

Artists Alliance, Inc. (aka AAI)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program. Participating artists will receive access to studio space, equipment, and technical support during the six-month residency, which also features open studio visits for the public.

Arts Engine, Inc. (aka Media That Matters Film Festival/MediaRights)
New York, NY
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival. The touring program features short film and video artworks produced by independent and young filmmakers from across the United States.

Arts for Art, Inc. (aka Vision Festival)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the 14th annual Vision Festival. The week-long festival of jazz will feature nearly 200 artists performing at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center in New York City.

Asia Society (Consortium)
New York, NY
$75,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support an exhibition of the ancient arts of Vietnam, organized in conjunction with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. Ancient Arts of Vietnam will be one of the first exhibitions of ancient and traditional Vietnamese art to be presented in the West.

Asia Society
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a series of presentations celebrating contemporary performing arts of Asia. Outreach activities will include workshops, lectures, school presentations, and demonstrations.

Ballet Hispanico of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a multi-city, national tour. In conjunction with the tour, the company will offer a range of Primeros Pasos (First Steps) dance education activities and performances tailored to the needs of the communities.

Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc. (aka American Ballet Theatre)
New York, NY
$95,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of a Prokofiev Evening by American Ballet Theatre. This repertory program will feature a newly commissioned one-act ballet by Alexei Ratmansky, former Artistic Director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet; a revival of George Balanchine's Prodigal Son; and the company premiere of a ballet by James Kudelka.

Bang on a Can, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$22,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support performances by the Bang on a Can All-Stars ensemble and other musicians in venues around the country. Artists will include the string quartet Ethel, clarinetist and composer Don Byron, So Percussion, violinist Todd Reynolds, flutist Patti Monson, guitarist and composer Dominic Frasca, and the Gamelan Galak Tika.

Bard College (on behalf of Words Without Borders)
Annandale-Hudson, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of contemporary literature from the Islamic world. Scheduled titles include an anthology of modern literature from the Muslim world edited by Reza Aslan, and an anthology of contemporary world poetry edited by Ilya Kaminsky.

Bard College (on behalf of Conjunctions)
Annandale-Hudson, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of the journal Conjunctions. Published twice a year, each issue of the journal has a unifying theme and averages more than 400 pages.

Bard College (on behalf of Bard Music Festival)
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Bard Music Festival. The festival will explore the world and music of composer Richard Wagner by presenting a range of musical forms including symphonic, chamber, choral, solo piano, and vocal lieder.

Bard College (on behalf of Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts)
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the remounting of choreographer Lucinda Childs' Dance at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. The 1979 collaborative work includes film components by visual artist Sol Lewitt and musical score by composer Philip Glass.

Big Apple Circus, Ltd. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a partnership with the Boston Children's Museum to present a circus production, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. The project will seek a new level of engagement with broad and diverse audiences through the performing arts and programs.

Big Orbit Gallery, Inc. (aka Big Orbit)
Buffalo, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Site Specific Residency/Exhibition Program. Artists are selected from an open call by a committee of artists and curators familiar with the intricacies of installation art and the unique attributes of western New York. Participants receive an honorarium, housing, fees for materials and production, and a studio assistant.

Big Tree Productions, Inc. (aka Tere O'Connor Dance)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new evening-length dance work by artistic director Tere O'Connor. The new work will include guests who are O'Connor's former students, as well as an original score by composer James Baker.

BOA Editions, Ltd.
Rochester, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the production, promotion, and related expenses for new volumes of poetry and fiction. Scheduled authors include Matthew Shenoda, Cecilia Woloch, Michael Blumenthal, Sharon Bryan, Jessica Treat, Ray Gonzalez, Louis Simpson, and Joanna Howard.

Bronx Council on the Arts, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Cultural Venture Fund. Selected Bronx artists and arts organizations will be provided consultants and grants to facilitate the development of arts-related entrepreneurial ventures.

Bronx River Art Center, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Intervenciones (Interventions), a visual arts exhibition featuring the work of contemporary Salvadoran artists. Selected artists will participate in public outreach programs and create a large-scale, site-specific, multidisciplinary artwork at the Bronx River Art Center.

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. (aka BAM)
Brooklyn, NY
$145,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support BAM's annual Next Wave Festival. Now in its 27th year, the festival will feature Lipsynch, by Canadian director Robert Lepage, and other contemporary and international work from all disciplines.

Brooklyn Information & Culture, Inc. (on behalf of Celebrate Brooklyn Performing Arts Festival)
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Contemporary Classics series of the Celebrate Brooklyn Performing Arts Festival. Free performances of music and dance will be presented at the Prospect Park Bandshell.

Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Celebrating Russian Heritage Concert. Presented at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the concert will feature Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf performed with a screening of the Oscar-winning animated film and Stravinsky's Histoire du Soldat, performed with original choreography by the Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects.

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc. (aka Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Buffalo, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support performances during the June in Buffalo new music festival. Planned performances include new orchestral works by composers David Felder, Bernard Rands, and Steven Stucky with accompanying educational activities.

Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Festival, Inc.
Canandaigua, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support an artist residency by the Borromeo String Quartet and the Claremont Trio. The chamber music ensembles will perform during a concert series for the general public, as well as participate in community outreach activities designed to engage residents from rural Ontario County.

Career Transition For Dancers, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a series of career counseling seminars for dancers. The National Outreach Project will take place in Orlando, Denver, San Diego, Phoenix, Indianapolis, and Saint Louis.

Carnegie Hall Society, Inc.
New York, NY
$75,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Heritage. Curated by soprano Jessye Norman, the festival will feature more than 20 performances of diverse styles of African American and African American-influenced music-making, including spirituals, gospel, contemporary popular music, and jazz.

Catskill Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Oneonta, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a concert and accompanying outreach programs featuring pianist Andrew Russo. Project activities also will include a subsidized ticketing program that will benefit school children and older adults.

Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts (aka CEPA Gallery)
Buffalo, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the project Social Work. The multifaceted project will feature commissions of new work, site-specific installations, and presentations of video and photographic work with an accompanying catalogue.

Center for Photography at Woodstock, Inc. (aka CPW)
Woodstock, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a residency program for photographers. Artists will be provided studio and darkroom access, equipment, an honorarium, lodging, and meals for residencies as long as six weeks.

Chamber Music America, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the National Leadership Initiative. Designed to build leadership skills in the chamber music field, the project will provide professional services to members through consultancies, on-site technical assistance, special publications, a Web site, and a national conference in New York City.

City Parks Foundation (aka Central Park Summerstage)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support Arts for All: A Citywide Festival. Free performances will be presented at public parks in New York City.

Civilians, Inc. (aka The Civilians)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of the Atlantic Yards Theater Project. The company will create a piece exploring issues surrounding new development in Brooklyn.

Classical Theatre of Harlem, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a production of Anton Chekov's Three Sisters. As part of its 10th anniversary season, the production will continue the theater's legacy of presenting African American actors in the lead roles of Western European classics.

Clubbed Thumb, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the 14th annual Summerworks '09 festival of new plays. The project will consist of full productions of new plays, and an evening of thematically-linked short pieces by different writers who will use New York's subway lines as their central focus.

Collaborative Arts Project 21, Inc. (aka CAP21)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the New Works Development Program. The annual program includes in-house readings, public readings, and fully staged productions of new plays and musicals.

College Community Services, Inc. (aka Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 41st season of the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts' World of Dance Series. The series comprises cultural dance forms from Australia and Canada, in addition to classical and modern dance forms, and incorporating live world music and storytelling.

Complexions-A Concept In Dance
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation of a new work choreographed by Complexions Contemporary Ballet co-artistic director Dwight Rhoden and reconstruction of his work Black and White, created in 1996. The works will be performed at the Joyce Theater.

Concert Artists Guild, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support career development of emerging classical musicians through national concert engagements. In diverse venues across the country, 75 performance opportunities will enable 18 artists/ensembles on the Concert Artists Guild roster to hone performance and communication skills.

Corporation of Yaddo
Saratoga Springs, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support artist residencies. Artists from various disciplines will receive housing, meals, and a fully equipped studio or workspace.

Creative Time, Inc. (aka Creative Time)
New York, NY
$85,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a public art exhibition, The Creative Time Quadrennial: Art on Governor's Island. The project will feature site-specific works by artists to re-interpret and reclaim the New York City landmark known as Governor's Island.

Cross Performance, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the development of How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere? multimedia performance/installation work by Ralph Lemon. The work will involve performers and residents of Bentonia and Yazoo City, Mississippi.

CSC Repertory, Ltd. (aka Classic Stage Company)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Classic Stage Company's world premiere of The Oresteia, with new translations by award-winning poet Anne Carson, and accompanying educational activities. Performed in repertory, the two-evening opus will include new translations of Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Sophocles' Electra, and Euripides' Orestes.

CUE Art Foundation
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a solo exhibition series featuring the work of under-recognized artists Art Green, Clark V. Fox, Kira Lynn Harris, and Adiwit Ansathammarat. Accompanying catalogues will feature an introductory essay by the artist's curator, a statement of the artist, color images of the artwork, and bibliographic information.

Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$95,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Merce Cunningham in celebration of his 90th birthday, and the revival of Squaregame, created in 1976. The works will be part of the company's domestic and international touring.

D.U.M.B.O. Arts Center (aka DAC)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival. The three-day, 30-block festival includes site-specific public art, video screenings and installations, open studios, and projections.

Dance Continuum, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation of a series of short dances by artistic director Susan Marshall. The dances will be filmed and will be performed by Susan Marshall & Company in traditional theatrical venues as well as museums and gallery spaces.

Dance New Amsterdam, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the Artist in Residence program. The project will include a teaching residency, through which artists teach in the Modern Guest Artist Program, and a performing residency, through which artists are commissioned to present their work in a concert.

Dance Notation Bureau, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation of the Online Score Catalog Project, a Web-based, searchable catalogue of Labanotation dance score data. The catalogue will provide all indexing and descriptive information for any given score that the Dance Notation Bureau has on file.

Dance Theatre Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$80,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the Creative Residency Program, the Fresh Tracks Performance and Residency Program, and the Studio Performance and Residency Series. These programs provide emerging and established dance artists the use of the Dance Theater Workshop's facilities as well as presentations at the theater.

DanceWorks, Inc. (aka Pentacle)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support Pentacle's mentoring program ARC Advancement, Reinvention, and Creativity. The project will encourage choreographers to support a major planning goal and then provide them with planning and implementation support to achieve that goal.

Danspace Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 12th season of the City/Dans performance series. The program presents the work of New York choreographers and will take place at St. Mark's Church.

Dieu Donné Papermill, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support residency opportunities for artists to develop hand papermaking skills in the creation of contemporary art. The project will support mid-career artists in the Lab Grant Program and emerging artists in the Workspace Residency Program.

Discalced, Inc. (aka Mark Morris Dance Group)
Brooklyn, NY
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of two new works and the revival of a work choreographed by Mark Morris. The works will be performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group at the Next Wave and Tanglewood Music Festivals and will tour throughout the United States.

DOVA, Inc. (aka Doug Varone and Dancers)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of Broken Visual Novel, a new dance work by choreographer and artistic director Doug Varone. Composer David Van Tieghem will create an original score to accompany the piece.

Drawing Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. This will be the first exhibition in North America devoted to this Greek-born modernist composer and artist (1922-2001).

Early Music Foundation, Inc. (aka Early Music New York)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a concert with related educational activities by the Early Music New York ensemble. The program will feature music of Latin American countries from the late Renaissance and baroque periods.

Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center/Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance (on behalf of Merkin Concert Hall)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the creation of a new work by composer Nico Muhly to be presented at Merkin Concert Hall. Titled Scintillant Orange, the new work will be scored for seven musicians and 18 singers, based on writer William Vollmann's updated version of the burning fiery furnace story from the "Book of Daniel."

Eldridge Street Project, Inc. (aka Museum at Eldridge Street)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the ninth Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival. The event, organized by the Museum at Eldridge Street, will celebrate the traditions and art forms of the Lower East Side's Chinese and East European Jewish communities.

Electronic Arts Intermix, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Artists' Videotape Distribution Service. Through an online catalogue, works will be made available to libraries, educational institutions, community centers, museums, and other organizations.

Electronic Music Foundation, Ltd. (aka EMF)
Albany, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the 2009 Ear Engine Series: The Human Voice in the New World. The series will feature performances by vocal artists who work with technology, visual arts, and science.

Elevator Repair Service Theater, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and work-in-progress performances of a new theater work. Artistic Director John Collins will direct the ensemble-created work, with choreography by Kathy Profeta and co-produced by The Public Theater in New York City.

En Foco, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support publication of the bilingual photography journal Nueva Luz. Each issue will feature the work of emerging photographers of color, an essay by a guest critic/editor, and a comprehensive listing of career opportunities and other resources for photographers.

Encompass Theatre Company, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support workshops of Acts I and II of the The Theory of Everything by composer John David Earnest and librettist Nancy Rhodes. By rehearsing and examining the score, the creative team will receive feedback to evaluate needs for further development toward the goal of a full-scale production.

Ether Sea Projects, Inc. (aka Litmus Press)
Brooklyn, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of the literary journal Aufgabe by Litmus Press, as well as collections of poetry and works of international literature. Proposed authors include Jennifer Scappettone, Stacy Szymaszek, Kari Edwards, Claude Cahun, and Ayane Kawata.

Evidence, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support Evidence's national tour and home series at the Joyce Theater in New York. The performances will feature a new work by artistic director and choreographer Ronald K. Brown titled The Two Year Old Gentlemen and the remounting of Brown's 1998 work Incidents.

Exit Art/The First World, Inc. (aka Exit Art)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the exhibition Alternative Histories, with accompanying catalogue and public programming. The exhibition will examine the alternative arts movement and how it developed in the latter half of the 20th century to present the work of artists who were not represented in museum programming or collections.

Feminist Press, Inc. (aka The Feminist Press at CUNY)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication, promotion, and distribution of books by international women writers. Authors hail from Asian and African countries including India, Korea, and Zimbabwe.

Fence Magazine, Inc. (aka Fence/Fence Books)
Albany, NY
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of Fence magazine and Fence Books. Scheduled poetry titles include Laura Sim's Stranger, Aaron Kinin's The Sore Throat, and Brandon Downing's Lake Antiquity.

Fiji Theater Company, Inc. (aka Ping Chong & Company)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of new theater works in Ping Chong & Company's Undesirable Elements Series. The project is an ongoing series of documentary theater works that explore the evolving concepts of race, identity, and culture in America.

Film Society of Lincoln Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$55,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support New Voices in World Cinema which will include several curated film series. The programs to be presented are the New Directors/New Films Festival; Latinbeat, showcasing films from Latin America and the Caribbean; and Film Comment Selects, focusing on new and established artists.

Foundation for Independent Artists, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of new works by choreographers Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer, Nora Chipaumire, Nicholas Leichter, and Ben Munisteri. The works will be performed in New York and on a national tour.

Foundry Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and world premiere of The Telephone Book, a new performance work by dramaturg Sunder Gangliani and poet/writer Ariana Rienes. The piece will be based on the research paper on media studies and literary theory "Telephone Book: Technology, Schizophrenia, and Electric Speech" by Avital Ronell (1989).

Four Way Books, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication, promotion, and distribution of books of poetry. Scheduled authors include Joel Brouwer, Meg Kearney, Farrah Field, Paul Otremba, Daniel Simko, and Sandy Tseng.

Free Arts for Abused Children of New York City, Inc. (aka Free Arts NYC)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Play/Write Project performed and facilitated by the Striking Viking Story Pirates. After a sketch comedy performance by the Story Pirates, teaching artists will lead creative writing workshops for the participating youth. The workshops will culminate in a second performance showcasing the new stories.

Freligh, Sarah J.
Rochester, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Garth Fagan Dance, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support performances in Rochester and a national tour of the Garth Fagan Dance Company. A variety of outreach activities related to the performances will be offered.

George Eastman House
Rochester, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the preservation of endangered films. Each film will be restored so it can be made available for public viewing and scholarly research.

Gina Gibney Dance, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of View Partially Obstructed, an evening-length work choreographed by artistic director Gina Gibney. The work will include set and costumes by Lex Liang, lighting by Kathy Kaufmann, and an original score by Ryan Lott.

Girls Write Now, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Readings and Community Outreach program. Additionally, the program will feature a one-day conference for students, artists, and educators incorporating writing workshops, readings, lectures, and panel discussions at the New School.

Glimmerglass Opera, Inc.
Cooperstown, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support production costs of principal artists, directors, and designers for construction of sets and costumes for the 2009 festival. Productions include Verdi's La Traviata, Rossini's La Cenerentola, Menotti's The Consul, and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

Goetsch, Douglas
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Gotham Chamber Opera, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of Haydn's Il mondo della luna (The World on the Moon). The production will take place at the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History, as the protagonist is an amateur astronomer.

Gotham Dance, Inc. (aka Bebe Miller Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the reconstruction and tour of Necessary Beauty, choreographed by artistic director Bebe Miller. The work is a series of short works created in collaboration with video artist Maya Ciarrocchi and animation specialist Vita Berezina-Blackburn.

Group I Acting Company, Inc. (aka The Acting Company)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production and national tour of James Fenimore Cooper's 1821 espionage novel The Spy, adapted for the stage by Jeffrey Hatcher. The Acting Company production will be directed by John Miller.

Hallwalls, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Artist in Residence Project, including the creation and presentation of new works. Artists will receive stipends; allotments for materials, fabrication, and workspace; access to equipment and technical support; and opportunities for public presentation and interaction with local artists and community members.

Harvestworks, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Creative Residency Program. Artists will be commissioned to create artwork using new and evolving technologies.

Home for Contemporary Theatre & Arts (aka HERE Arts Center)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the HERE Arts Center Artist Residency Program directed by Artistic Director Kristin Marting. The project will support mid-career performing and visual artists.

Hudson Guild
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support concerts at public housing locations. Hospital Audiences, Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire healing, growth, and learning through engagement in the arts, will help in the selection of professional artists.

Hudson Review, Inc. (aka The Hudson Review)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of the translation issue of The Hudson Review. This special issue will include translations from the work of Victor Hugo by R. S. Gwynn, G. G. Belli by Charles Martin, and Yves Bonnefoy by Emily Grosholz.

id Theatre, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, with accompanying outreach activities. Artistic Director Jeni Mahoney will lead professional theater artists as they mentor their local counterparts, students, and community members in the artistic process.

iLAND
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the first phase of artistic director Jennifer Monson's Mahomet Aquifer Project. The project will result in dance performances that travel along both the perimeter and the hydrologic flow of the aquifer, across 10 counties in central Illinois.

Immaterial Inc. (aka Cabinet)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support artist fees and production costs for the art journal Cabinet. The quarterly publication features the work of contemporary artists and essays on art and culture.

Independent Media Arts Preservation, Inc.
New York, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Making Video History symposium. To be held in the spring of 2009, the symposium will focus on the history of video, including documentaries, narrative work, and experimental and image-processed videos from the 1960s to the present.

Inta, Inc. (aka Eiko & Koma)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the "Retrospective Project" by choreographers Eiko & Komo.

International Center of Photography (aka ICP)
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the touring exhibition Richard Avedon: Fashion Photography 1945-2000, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The most comprehensive show devoted to Avedon's  (1923-2004) work in fashion to date, this major retrospective will examine the photographer's entire career.

International Print Center New York (aka IPCNY)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the New Prints Program, a series of exhibitions designed to bring printmaking to a wider audience. The juried program selects work from an open call to small community-based workshops, university and regional presses, and artists not affiliated with a gallery.

Iroquois Indian Museum
Howes Cave, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Haudenosaunee Dance Traditions. The project will include a series of weekend-long dance demonstrations.

Jacob Burns Film Center, Inc.
Pleasantville, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support a curated film series. International Understanding Through Film will feature more than 70 films from China, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, and Poland and will include documentaries that focus on international issues.

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Inc.
Jamaica, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Creativity & Aging   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: AccessAbility
To support the Langston Hughes and New York Jazz Heritage Project. Older adults will participate in creative writing and music sessions, where they will study the poetry of Langston Hughes, explore its connection to jazz music, and create music inspired by Hughes's poetry.

Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support an exhibition of photography by Arno Raphael Minkkinen. Related activities will include a lecture by Minkkinen and gallery tours led by curator James Colby.

Japan Society, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support an exhibition of the work of Japanese textile artist Keisuke Serizawa (1895-1984), with accompanying catalogue and education programs. Designated a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government, Serizawa drew inspiration from Japan, East Asia, and beyond to produce textiles that were both unmistakably modern and quintessentially Japanese.

Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a series of six distinct concert programs by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under the direction of founding artistic director Wynton Marsalis. The performances will feature distinguished guest musicians including 2006 NEA Jazz Master Chick Corea (piano) and John McLaughlin (guitar) who will make their Fredrick P. Rose Hall debut.

Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival and the Band Director Academy. In addition to activities in New York City, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will partner as host for a regional one-day Essentially Ellington Festival; provide performance, clinic/workshop, and rehearsal space; and identify high school jazz bands from across the state as participants.

Jewish Museum (Consortium)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 2010 New York Jewish Film Festival, a joint project with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Held in January, the festival presents narrative feature films, short works, and documentaries to an audience of 10,000 people.

Jewish Museum
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Alias Man Ray, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The exhibition will present a new look at the diverse work of the internationally renowned Philadelphia-born artist, including paintings, photographs, works on paper, sculpture, films, and books and ephemera.

José Limón Dance Foundation
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a three-week residency at the State University of New York at Brockport. The residency serves as a training ground for aspiring dancers from around the country.

Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$80,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the Dance Presentation program. Approximately 18 dance companies will be presented in more than 140 performances at the Joyce Theater, the Joyce SoHo, and other New York venues.

Kings Majestic Corporation (aka 651 ARTS)
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a series of performances and residencies at 651 ARTS. Artists from the United States and abroad will participate in education and outreach activities that will take place in public schools and community-based organizations.

La Donna Dance, Inc. (aka Donna Uchizono Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of Adopt, a new evening-length work by choreographer Donna Uchizono. To be created in collaboration with composer James Lo, the work will premiere in New York City, with outreach activities taking place during the performance week.

LAByrinth, Inc. (aka LAByrinth Theater Company)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the annual New Play Development Program. Activities will include the Summer Intensive retreat, the Barn Series Festival of staged readings, and Developmental Productions of new works-in-progress.

Lark Theatre Company, Inc. (aka Lark Play Development Center)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Open Access Program. The project will provide competitively selected playwrights access to development support and advancement efforts for their new works.

Leeming, Jay
Ithaca, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Light Work Visual Studies, Inc. (aka Light Work)
Syracuse, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a residency program for artists and the publication of their work in Contact Sheet - The Light Work Annual. The work of participating artists  also will be made available on Light Work's online database, an ever-expanding collection of more than 2,300 images, essays, and biographical information.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support performances and related activities of Lincoln Center Festival 2009. The summer festival will feature international performance works, as well as symposia, discussions, and lectures that complement the presentations.

Lower East Side Printshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Special Editions Residency Program, including exhibitions and a documentary publication.  Up to four artists will be provided with resources, studio space, and technical assistance to experiment with new work in printmaking.

Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new dance by artistic director and choreographer Lar Lubovitch. The work will premiere during the company's 41st season at the New York City Center and will be featured on the company's tour across the United States.

Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble, Inc. (aka Ma-Yi Theater Company)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a world premiere of I_NY by artistic director and playwright Ralph Pena.

Mabou Mines Development Foundation, Inc. (aka Mabou Mines)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a tour of Lucia's Chapters by Sharon Fogarty and Summa Dramatica by Lee Breuer. The creative team of writer/director Sharon Fogarty, production designer Julie Archer, Artistic Director and performer Ruth Maleczech, and writer/director Lee Breuer will tour to venues in smaller communities and colleges.

MadCat Women's International Film Festival (aka MadCat)
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 13th MadCat Women's International Film Festival and national tour. Approximately 75 films will be presented to an audience of 7,000 people.

Maimouna Keita School of African Dance, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Sila Djiguiba, the 17th Annual African Dance and Drum Conference. The project will present dance, drum, and song styles rooted in a variety of cultures of the African Diaspora.

Manhattan Class Company, Inc. (aka MCC Theater)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a world premiere of The Break of Noon by Neil LaBute, with accompanying educational activities. Artistic Directors Robert LuPone and Bernard Telsey, Associate Director William Cantler, and Literary Manager Stephen Willems will support LaBute's artistic voice and continued growth as a writer.

Manhattan Theatre Club, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of Lynn Nottage's play Ruined at New York City Center Stage 1, in co-production with and commissioned by Chicago's Goodman Theatre. Director Kate Whoriskey, who has collaborated in the past with Nottage, will direct the production with accompanying educational activities.

Marilyn Horne Foundation
New York, NY
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the On Wings of Song Recital Series in three states. Recitals will be presented in New York, St. Louis, and Santa Barbara as part of the On Wings of Song series and recorded for later broadcast on WQMR-FM radio.

Martina Arroyo Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support Prelude to Performance. The professional development program provides vocal and theatrical training to emerging opera artists.

Maverick Concerts, Inc.
Woodstock, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a summer chamber music festival. Programming will include the premiere of a new work by composer Nico Muhly.

Meet The Composer, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Creative Frontiers initiative. As part of the project, Meet The Composer will conduct regional development meetings, create new Web content and improve interactivity, provide technical assistance to residencies, and strengthen networking through increased travel and conference attendance.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
$75,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the presentation of the exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul, with accompanying education programs. The exhibition will celebrate the role of ancient Afghanistan as one of the most complex and original civilizations on the Asian continent.

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. (aka the Met)
New York, NY
$100,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of La Sonnambula by composer Vincenzo Bellini. The opera will be conducted by Evelino Pidò in his Met debut, directed by Tony Award-winning theater artist Mary Zimmerman, with set design by Daniel Ostling, costume design by Mara Blumenfeld, and lighting design by T.J. Gerckens.

Mettawee Theatre Company, Inc. (aka Mettawee River Company)
Salem, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a tour of an original play called Beyond the High Valley ? A Quechua Story,

Mill Street Loft, Inc.
Poughkeepsie, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the creation and installation of a mural at the Pershing Avenue Community Playground that focuses on the themes of education, community, and environment. Urban youth, their families, and community members will work with professional artists Nestor Madalengoitia and Alexandra Baer to create the work.

Millennium Film Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the exhibition of experimental film and video art. Exhibitions will feature avant-garde cinema and video from the United States and abroad.

Movement Research, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 2009 Movement Research Spring and Fall Festivals. The festivals will include a series of free and low-cost dance performances, classes, and workshops.

Moving Image, Inc. (aka Film Forum)
New York, NY
$80,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the theatrical premieres of American independent and foreign films at Film Forum. Film Forum is devoted to bringing the highest quality new work by young and emerging artists, as well as by more established figures, to a large and diverse public.

Muae Publishing, Inc. (aka Kaya Press)
New York, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of works of poetry and fiction by Kaya Press. Scheduled authors include Brian Castro, Catherine Liu, Sesshu Foster, and Nagahara Shôson.

Museum for African Art
Long Island City, NY
$100,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a touring retrospective exhibition of the work of Ghanaian-born artist El Anatsui (b. 1944), with accompanying catalogue. The project includes the commissioning of a new work by El Anatsui to be permanently installed in the museum's new building.

Museum of Arts & Design (aka MAD)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Out of the Wood: Carvers, Turners, and Sculptors, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The exhibition examines woodworking in the contemporary art world across a broad spectrum of practices and concepts.

Museum of Modern Art (aka MoMA)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the preservation of endangered films from the museum's nationally recognized collection. Each year, the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Film and Media saves 50 to 100 films by transferring them from unstable nitrate stock to acetate, and also does additional work to preserve fading and damaged acetate films.

Music at the Anthology, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the 11th anniversary festival of new music at the Brooklyn Lyceum. The festival will include new works by young composers.

Music From China, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support thematic concerts of new music for traditional Chinese instruments, with guest ensemble Music From Copland House. The project will include the commission of a work by Derek Bermel for the two ensembles, which will premiere in Washington, DC, and several venues in New York State.

Musica Reginae Productions Ltd.
Maspeth, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support commissioning a work by composer George Walker. The creation of the new work, Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Orchestra, will be chronicled in photos and text.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the 21st annual Festival of New Musicals and Fall Conference. The festival and conference will bring together musical theater writers and industry professionals with the goal of developing and nurturing new musicals.

National Music Theater Network, Inc. (aka New York Musical Theatre Festival)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the New York Musical Theatre Festival, a new works festival that takes place annually at numerous theaters in midtown New York City. The festival will feature musical theater productions performed in repertory alongside readings, concerts, educational seminars, and special events.

Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center (aka The Egg)
Albany, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a dance performance series with related outreach activities at The Egg. Performances will explore the relationship between jazz music and 20th and 21st century choreographers.

New 42nd Street, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the presentation of theater works for young audiences by international and national companies. The productions will be accompanied by arts education programs, outreach activities, and paid job training programs for youth.

New Community Cinema Club, Inc. (aka Cinema Arts Centre)
Huntington, NY
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support three curated film series at the Cinema Arts Centre. The program will include silent films, films on art and artists, and documentaries from the United States and abroad.

New Dramatists, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development of new work for the theater in the Playwrights Lab. The initiative will support resident playwrights through writer-driven readings and a workshop series.

New Federal Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of Cool Blues, a new play by Bill Harris based on events surrounding musician Charlie Parker's death. The production will be directed by Ed Smith.

New Museum of Contemporary Art (aka New Museum)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support an exhibition of the work of Swiss artist Urs Fischer (b. 1973), with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The exhibition will feature new work created especially for the museum's galleries.

New School University (on behalf of New School Concerts)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the New School Concerts' New York String Seminar Program for emerging young musicians. The professional development program, directed by violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo, will culminate in two concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

New York City Ballet, Inc.
New York, NY
$95,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the world premieres of works by emerging choreographers Alexey Miroshnichenko and Douglas Lee, the revival of Angelin Preljocaj's La Stravanganza, and related education and outreach programs. All three works will be performed in the company's New Combinations program, an annual event that features new choreography honoring George Balanchine on the anniversary of his birth.

New York City Opera, Inc. (aka City Opera)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of Ester by Hugo Weisgall

New York Festival of Song, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Songs of the Diaspora, a performance project featuring 20th-century art songs, Sephardic songs, and songs from musical theater in a variety of languages, including Hebrew and Yiddish. The program will be presented at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center in New York City.

New York Foundation for Architecture, Inc. (aka Center for Architecture Foundation)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the exhibition Optimization: The Art of Engineering, with accompanying catalogue and public programs at the Center for Architecture. The project will address the importance and innovative practices of engineering and its impact on the architectural design process, especially in the New York urban landscape.

New York Pops, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a concert celebrating the 80th birthday of American composer Charles Strouse. Guest conductor and long-time collaborator Martin Yates will direct the program at Carnegie Hall.

New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, written by Carson McCullers and adapted for the stage by Rebecca Gilman, in association with The Acting Company. The production will be directed by Doug Hughes.

Nezhukumatathil, Aimee C.
Fredonia, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Noche Flamenca, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a tour of flamenco dance across the United States. While on tour, the company will offer a variety of outreach events.

One Story, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of the literary journal One Story. Each issue features one short story by one writer.

Ontological-Hysteric Theater, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and production of Stage Fright. Artistic Director Richard Foreman will design, write, and direct a chamber opera created in collaboration with composer John Zorn.

openhousenewyork inc. (aka OHNY)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the seventh annual openhousenewyork weekend. The event celebrates the architectural and design significance of New York City's built environment through tours of all five boroughs, including access to buildings and facilities not typically open to the public.

OPERA America, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the continued provision of publication and online services to opera companies and artists. The national service organization for opera will provide essential support to member artists and companies in realizing artistic excellence and service to their local communities.

OPERA America, Inc. (consortium)
New York, NY
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support programming that will build capacity for the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera in the states of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. In consortium with Cincinnati Opera, the organization will lead a series of workshops and seminars.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support commissions, performances, and educational activities. The project will include performances, multistate touring, and commissioned works by composers Ravi Shankar, Melinda Wagner, Ned Rorem, and Aaron Jay Kernis.

Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$95,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of works by artistic director and choreographer Paul Taylor. The works will be presented on tour in the United States and overseas.

PERFORMA Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a publication to document Performa 07, a biennial visual arts performance event that presented more than 100 artists at 63 venues in New York City in fall 2007. The publication will include artist interviews and source materials, profiles, performance descriptions, and photographs. 

Performance Zone, Inc. (aka The Field)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support The Field's outreach and capacity-building visits by New York staff to current and new Field national sites, the 2009 annual conference, and creative residencies for dance artists. Field programs support the creation of new art and strengthen career development for artists working in dance, theater, music, text, and performance art.

Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (aka The New York Philharmonic)
New York, NY
$70,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support The Launch of a New Era, a series of performances, premieres, and educational activities celebrating the inaugural year of the New York Philharmonic's new music director Alan Gilbert. The artistic team will include artist-in-residence baritone Thomas Hampson, composer-in-residence Magnus Lindberg, and guest conductor Riccardo Muti.

Phillips, Patrick
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Pick Up Performance Company, Inc. (aka David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer David Gordon titled Uncivil Wars: Collaborating with Brecht & Eisler. The dance theater work will feature character-based movement incorporated with text adapted from the short stories and one-act plays of Luigi Pirandello.

Play Production Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of Enjoy by Japanese playwright Toshiki Okada. The play will be translated by emerging American playwright Aya Ogawa.

Playwrights Horizons, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the American Voice artistic development program. The project will include the evaluation of script submissions, developmental play readings, staged readings of new musicals, and a full production of a new play by an American writer.

Poets & Writers, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Creativity & Aging   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: AccessAbility
To support Creative Writing Workshops for Seniors. Writing workshops will be led by published writers and will focus on poetry and creative nonfiction.

Poets House, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Creativity & Aging   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: AccessAbility
To support the Poets House Poetry Writing Program for Older Adults. The project will be composed of poetry workshops conducted by professional poets.

Pregones Touring Puerto Rican Theatre Collection, Inc. (aka Pregones Theater)
Bronx, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of a new play with music, Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat, with accompanying outreach and educational activities. Artistic Director Rosalba Rolon will serve as director and dramaturg for the script development in collaboration with ensemble artists and composer Desmar Guevara.

Present Theatre Company, Inc. (aka The Present Company)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the New York International Fringe Festival. The festival will allow artists and arts organizations the opportunity to present work to a broad audience in a variety of venues.

Printed Matter, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support continued maintenance and development of the bibliographic and educational resources on the organization's Web site. Known as the Research Room, the online archive of artists' publications contains a comprehensive history of publications by artists.

Prospect Theater Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the production of a new musical titled Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge. The project, by composer/lyricist/librettist Peter Mills, is a bluegrass adaption of Playboy of the Western World.

Public Art Fund Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support In the Public Realm, a project which will provide approximately 10 emerging artists with the opportunity to develop temporary art projects in an urban context that will be documented in a series of publications.

Puppetry Arts Theatre, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a concert performance of Anthropomorphic, a family-theater musical by composer Tom Swafford and lyricist Tim Young. The New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble will provide the musical accompaniment.

Qi Shu Fang's Peking Opera Association, Inc. (aka Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company)
Woodhaven, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Ninth Annual Peking Opera Festival. The project will present selections of Peking Opera and enhance the presentations with lectures, English supertitles, and collaboration with a prominent Peking Opera performer.

Queens Botanical Garden Society, Inc.
Flushing, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support an artist residency by sculptor and papermaker Jane Ingram Allen. Allen will participate in open studio sessions, public workshops, and lectures. Her work will also be exhibited in the organization's gallery space.

Queens Council on the Arts, Inc.
Woodhaven, NY
$22,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Artist Empowerment Initiative (AEI), a mentoring and professional development program. The AEI is designed to support and sustain emerging individual artists working in the visual and performing arts disciplines.

Rattapallax, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the development, publication, presentation, and promotion of Rattapallax magazine. Accompanying the magazine will be a DVD featuring short films, documentaries, art projects by filmmakers, and poets reading their work in their native language.

Red Wing Performing Group, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the development of Everyday Uses for Sight No. 6: Disfarmer. The project is a theater work by Dan Hurlin, playwright Sally Oswald, and composer Dan Moses Schreier.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support artist residencies at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. Artists will use the center's facilities to create works investigating the intersection of art, media, technology, and science.

Research Foundation of State University of New York (Cortland campus) (on behalf of SUNY/Cortland)
Albany, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Cortland Road Pour, a metal arts project. Assistant Professor of Sculpture Vaughn Randall will lead a team of high school and college students in a public iron pouring demonstration during the annual National Brockway Truck Show. Community members will be invited to create their own license-plate sized designs.

Research Foundation of State University of New York (Oswego campus) (on behalf of ARTSwego/Oswego)
Albany, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Hudson River Quadricentennial Concert, featuring multidisciplinary performances of Old Time by Mark O'Connor, Tide by Don Bryon, and Soundtrack to a Shared Dream by Daniel Bernard Roumain. The artists will participate in the performances.

Ripe Time, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of a visually driven and movement-based adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone. Artistic Director Rachel Dickstein will write, choreograph, and direct the work with a live score composed by Jewlia Eisenberg.

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of Distracted by Lisa Loomer. The production will be directed by Mark Brokaw and will star Cynthia Nixon.

Saratoga International Theatre Institute, Inc. (aka SITI Company)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Under Construction, a new play by Charles Mee, directed by Anne Bogart. The production will premiere at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville.

School of Hard Knocks, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer and artistic director Yoshiko Chuma. The work, titled New Work/New York, will be presented at Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church in New York City and will be the next to last work in Chuma's series of collaborative projects titled A Page Out of Order.

Sculpture Center, Inc.
Long Island City, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a residency program for sculptors to create new work. Participants will be selected based on their artistic accomplishments and their potential to benefit from the residency; the artists will have had limited public exposure in the United States.

Sculpture Space, Inc. (aka Sculpture Space)
Utica, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a residency program for sculptors. Artists from outside New York State will be given the opportunity to create new work during two-month residencies at a former steam engine and boilerworks plant.

Second Stage Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a world premiere production of Escapist Fare, a new play by Douglas Carter Beane. The production will be directed by award-winning stage and television director Scott Ellis.

Seven Loaves, Inc. (aka GOH Productions) (on behalf of Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and production of a new work by the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre. The company will create The Very Sad Story of Ethel and Julius and Alleged Spyes and About Their Untymele End While Sitting in a Small Room at the Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York.

Shen Wei Dance Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the continued development of Re- (Part III). Re- (Part III) completes a triptych of dances inspired by Shen Wei's travels to Tibet (Part I), Cambodia (Part II), and now his native China, including the Western provinces bordering India and Pakistan.

Signature Theatre Company
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of Zooman and the Sign by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, playwright, and Negro Ensemble Company member Charles Fuller. Stephen McKinley Henderson will direct the production, with accompanying educational and outreach activities.

Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Skidmore Jazz Institute. Hosted by the college's Bernhard Theater, the two-week summer jazz program will include master classes, daily classes on improvisational techniques, private instruction, and a mini jazz festival.

Skysaver Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a presentation of The Women of Troy adapted from a play by Euripides, with educational and outreach activities. Artistic Director Theodora Skipitares will create the work by merging the text of Euripides with the words of incarcerated women at New York's Riker's Island.

Smack Mellon Studios, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Artist Studio Program. Participating artists will be provided access to studio space, equipment, technical support, professional development opportunities, and an honorarium.

Society for New Music
Syracuse, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the commissioning and presentation of a new work by composer Mark Olivieri. The new chamber work will be premiered during the society's 38th annual season in Syracuse.

Socrates Sculpture Park, Inc.
Long Island City, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support an exhibition and commissioning program for the production and presentation of large-scale sculpture at a riverfront park in an industrial neighborhood.

Soho Repertory Theatre, Inc. (aka Soho Rep)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Writer/Director Lab and Soho Rep Studio. Artistic Director Sarah Benson, Executive Director Alexandra Conley, and project co-chairs Maria Goyanes and Daniel Manley will direct the new play development programs.

Soho Think Tank, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Ice Factory 2009. Artistic Director Robert Lyons will direct the Obie award-winning annual summer festival of new work.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (aka Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum)
New York, NY
$100,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Kandinsky, with accompanying education programs. The exhibition will be the most comprehensive presentation of Russian-born artist Vasily Kandinsky's (1866-1944) work in the United States since l985.

Sprout
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a festival showcasing films related to the field of developmental disabilities. Planned activities include question and answer sessions with filmmakers, media arts workshops, an exhibition showcasing the works of artists with developmental disabilities, and a photography portrait exhibition of individuals with developmental disabilities.

St. Ann Center for Restoration and the Arts, Inc. (aka St. Ann's Warehouse)
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Avant-America 2009 Initiative at St. Ann's Warehouse. Project activities will include commissioning and production support for music and theater artists.

St. John's University
Jamaica, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a performance and outreach activities featuring Bangladeshi folk singer Dulal Bhowmik. The university will partner with Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, a Bangladeshi American arts and culture organization in Queens.

St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Inc. (aka Orchestra of St. Luke's)
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an artist residency at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill by the Orchestra of St. Luke's. In addition to performances, the orchestra will conduct master classes and lecture-demonstrations.

Staret...The Directors Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the final development and concert version of a new musical drama titled Stoker. Tony Award-winner Judith Dolan will direct the work, with book by Raymond Hardie and music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning composer Joe Jackson.

State University of New York at Buffalo (on behalf of Center for the Arts-Art Gallery)
Buffalo, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Artpark: The First 10 Years, 1974-84, with accompanying catalogue and education programs at the Center for the Arts-Art Gallery. The exhibition will chronicle the seminal years of this innovative summer residency program located in Lewiston, New York, close to Niagara Falls.

Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of I Drink the Air Before Me, a new work by artistic director Stephen Petronio with related outreach activities. Composer Nico Muhly will create a new score for the work to be performed with the Young People's Chorus of New York City.

Studio Museum in Harlem, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support an artist-in-residence program. Up to three artists will receive studio space, a stipend, an allotment for materials, professional mentoring, and a culminating exhibition at the museum. Since its founding in 1968, the program has helped launch the careers of more than 100 artists of African descent.

Sweet Jane Productions, Inc. (aka International WOW)
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of Auto Da Fe, a new work created by International WOW in collaboration with playwright Matsuda Masakata. The play is a reinterpretation of the Odysseus myth and was originally produced in Kyoto, Japan, to great popular and critical acclaim.

Symphony Space, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the presentation of thematic music programming. Performances will be held in the Peter Jay Sharp and the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theaters at Symphony Space.

Syracuse Children's Chorus, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
$8,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the commission and performance of a work by composer Stephen Paulus for children's chorus with flute and harp accompaniment.

Syracuse Opera Company, Inc. (consortium)
Syracuse, NY
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support performances of Puccini's La Bohème and a series of art song recitals, L'heure exquise. In partnership with the Everson Museum of Art, the project is a community-wide celebration to present works from the Impressionism art movement in performance and exhibition.

Syracuse Opera Company, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of Mark Adamo's Little Women. Outreach activities will include free previews, pre-performance talks, and a special panel discussion called Living Opera that will explore what makes the opera relevant today.

Talking Band, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and production of Action, a new multidisciplinary work. The piece will be developed collaboratively by a team of theater artists including a writer, composer, set designer, costume designer, choreographer, and performers.

Teachers and Writers Collaborative
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the development and dissemination of materials related to the teaching of creative writing and the literary arts. The collaborative will publish Rouse Our Rhyme, a book on teaching poetry in the K-12 classroom, issues of the quarterly magazine Teachers & Writers, and issues of an e-newsletter.

Thalia Spanish Theatre, Inc.
Sunnyside, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the creation and production of Tango in Hot Salsa/Tango en Salsa Picante, a new musical fusing the tango and salsa genres of music and dance with American musical theater. The work will feature original compositions and arrangements by bandoneon (a free-reed instrument that plays an essential role in the tango orchestra) master Raul Jaurena.

Theater Labrador, Inc. (aka New Georges)
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a world premiere production of Angela's Mixtape, a new play by Eisa Davis. The New Georges production will be directed by Liesl Tommy.

Thin Man Dance, Inc. (aka John Jasperse Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of Truth, Revised Histories, Wishful Thinking and Flat Out Lies by choreographer and artistic director John Jasperse. The project is a 25th anniversary commission of the Joyce Theater in New York City with development support from the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and the Forsythe Company in Germany.

Transport Group
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the world premiere production of the musical titled Being Audrey. Artistic director Jack Cummins will direct, with music and lyrics by Ellen Weiss and book by James Hindman and Cheryl Stern.

Trisha Brown Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Trisha Brown. Inspired by the baroque opera Hippolyte and Aricie, the work will premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in spring 2009.

Ugly Duckling Presse, Ltd.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of books of poetry, international literature, and a playscript. Proposed authors include Carlos Oquendo de Amat, Garrett Kalleberg, Kristen Kosmas, Srečko Kosovel, Rachel Levitsky, Matthew Rohrer, Rick Snyder, and Kevin Varrone.

Urban Ballet Theater, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 2009 annual production of Nutcracker in the Lower. The production, set in Manhattan's Lower East Side, will be presented in the Lower East Side at the Harry De Jur Playhouse in the Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement.

Visible Theatre, Inc
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support True Story Project: Faith, a performance of autobiographical stories. Playwright and director Todd Bauer will lead a writing circle of artists, many with disabilities, in the creation of the work.

Visual Studies Workshop, Inc. (aka VSW)
Rochester, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support an artist residency program in photography, bookmaking, digital imaging, and video. Up to six artists will receive a stipend, travel funds, use of the facilities, training, and housing for one-month residencies.

Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc. (aka Lincoln Center Theater)
New York, NY
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a world premiere of The Grand Manner by A. R. Gurney, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Mark Lamos will direct the play in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center.

Voice and Vision, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the ENVISION Retreat for women theater artists. Artistic Director Jean Wagner will lead the annual summer retreat with dramaturg Wendy Weckwerth.

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$22,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the MediateArt Program, a process that pairs artists with mediators to resolve arts-related disputes outside the traditional legal framework. The project will include a new series of negotiation, conflict avoidance, and dispute resolution services and programs for artists and arts organizations.

Waterwell Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the creation and production of a new music theater piece with the working title Untitled #9. Tom Ridgely will direct the ensemble-created work that will explore the use of electronic data and how it shapes our identities and relationships.

Wave Hill, Inc. (Consortium)
Bronx, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support an exhibition and catalogue examining artists' projects that explore issues related to environmental remediation. A project undertaken with the Cambridge Art Council in Massachusetts, the exhibition will cover 12 projects in-depth, featuring models, drawings, and site photographs.

White Pine, Inc. (aka White Pine Press)
Buffalo, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of volumes of poetry and works in translation. Scheduled authors include Robert Bly and Aliki Barnstone.

Women Make Movies, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Women Make Movies Distribution Service. Its collection of more than 500 titles includes documentary, narrative, experimental, animation, and mixed-genre work created by artists worldwide.

Women's Project & Productions (aka Women's Project)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Developmental Lab Programs for playwrights, directors, and producers. The project will provide opportunities for artists to create, refine, and develop new works through introductions to future collaborators, mentorships with experienced professionals, and productions of new works.

Women's Studio Workshop, Inc.
Rosendale, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support residencies for artists at a print and papermaking facility. Artists will be provided with a stipend, housing, studio space, technical and production assistance, a materials allowance, and travel funds for an eight-week residency.

Woodstock Film Festival, Inc.
Woodstock, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 2009 Woodstock Film Festival. The event includes screenings, panels, workshops, and concerts.

Works and Process, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a series of performance excerpts and discussions at the Guggenheim Museum. Moderators from their respective art disciplines will engage artists in discussions.

World Music Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Music of Africa and the Middle East. The project will feature musicians and dancers from Ghana, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria.

Young Concert Artists, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Young Concert Artists Series. The professional development program of recitals and concerto debuts in New York City and Washington, DC, will include the commission of a work by a young composer and career management for emerging classical performers and composers.

Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Creativity & Aging   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: AccessAbility
To support the Creative Writing and Creative Music program. The project will include memoir writing, poetry classes, writing groups, a senior chorus, senior chamber music ensemble, and group piano classes for older adults led by professional artists.

Number of Grants: 268          Total Amount: $6,777,000

 
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